Harmony Day - Friday 20 February
Harmony Day
Tomorrow St Monica's will be celebrating Harmony Day. It's a day to celebrate our cultural diversity. It's about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. The message of Harmony Day is everyone belongs.
Did you know?
- Over the last 70 years more than seven and a half million migrants have made Australia their home.
- Nearly half of Australians were born overseas or have a parent who was.
- People from over 200 countries make up our Australian community and over 300 languages are spoken in our homes.
- Apart from English the most common languages spoken in Australia are Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Italian, Greek, Tagalog/Filipino, Hindi, Spanish and Punjabi.
As a school community we will gather together for prayer at 1pm lead by the Year 1 and 2 teachers, complete activities in our classrooms and students are invited to wear a piece of orange clothing (scrunchie, ribbon, socks) etc) to promote Harmony and Cultural awareness.